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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who did Aegisthus say murdered Electra's father?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) He did.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Agamemnom's soldiers.

2. In Chapter 4, who is the only person alive in Leander's house after Orestes helps rescue Mitros and Theodotus?
(a) Raisa.
(b) Theodotus.
(c) Mitros.
(d) Ianthe.

3. In Chapter 1, what did Agamemnon plan to kill before killing Iphigenia?
(a) Bulls.
(b) Lambs.
(c) Calves.
(d) Heifers.

4. In Chapter 4, what time of day does Clytemnestra want Orestes to leave and meet Dinos?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Mid-day.
(d) First light.

5. After men are sent to find Orestes in Chapter 3, how does Electra think her mother spends the rest of the day?
(a) Trying on dresses.
(b) Walking in the garden.
(c) Bathing.
(d) Writing letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how long were the bodies to remain in the open under the sun?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Electra say have infested the place where she and Iphigenia used to meet?

3. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?

4. In Chapter 1, when Clytemnestra tried to curse her husband and the men who are sacrificing her daughter, what happened to her?

5. In Chapter 2, how long does Orestes go without being beaten by the guards?

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